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Jacque Ruud at the cotton gin: photographic print

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Date
1963 to 1964
Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.B. Ruud Family. Jacque Ruud at the cotton gin in 1963 or 1964, Nevada, standing beside the year's first bale of cotton. A prize was awarded for the first bale of the year, and growers used to practically handpick their first bale to try to win that prize. The sign says, "NEVADA GIN 1st COTTON BALE". There are some ineligible words on the bottom of the sign. 

Digital ID
pho005261
Physical Identifier
0221_0390
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1f47kz6d
Details
Subject
Cotton gins and ginning
Ruud, Jacque, 1929-
Time Period
1960s (1960 - 1969)
Place
Nevada
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Jacque Ruud at the cotton gin, 1963-1964
Citation

pho005261. Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection, 1880-1990. PH-00221. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1f47kz6d

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Publisher
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Format
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